The spokesperson of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee announced on the 5th: At the invitation of Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of the People's Republic of China, will pay a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from June 8 to 9.
This is Xi Jinping's first visit to North Korea in over six years.
On April 10, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang. According to Xinhua News Agency, Kim Jong Un pointed out that DPRK-China relations have reached a new height. Given the current rapidly changing and turbulent international situation, continuously deepening and developing DPRK-China relations serve the common interests of both countries, and it is the firm will and established policy of the DPRK party and government.